SWOSU vs OU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, public schools.
OU has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,665) than SWOSU ($8,325).
It is harder to admit to OU than SWOSU.
OU has higher submitted ACT score (20) than SWOSU (20).
OU has more students with 28,308 students while SWOSU has 4,777 students.
OU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while SWOSU's ratio is 18 to 1.
OU has more full-time faculties with 1,302 faculties while SWOSU has 204 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southwestern Oklahoma State University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus.

SWOSU	vs.	OU
Weatherford, Oklahoma	Location	Norman, Oklahoma
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$8,295 Out-Of-State$8,325	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,595 Out-Of-State$26,665
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$8,246	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,069

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.00 %
43.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	30.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,220
20	ACT Score	26
39 %	Graduation Rate	76 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
68 %	Retention Rate	88 %
4,777	Student Population	28,308
204	Number of Faculties	1,302
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, On-campus daycare

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